Clarksville Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of October 8th, 2013
October 8, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Due to a lapse in appropriations, the government entered a partial shutdown. Some 800,000 federal workers were furloughed and about two million others continued to work but without getting paid. The economic impact of the shutdown will depend on how long it lasts.
A few days would not be a big deal, but a prolonged shutdown would result in a larger disruption of worker income (and corresponding restraint in consumer spending). In addition, the uncertainty may lead businesses to delay new hiring or capital expenditures. During the 1995-96 government shutdown, about 20% of private contracts with the government were affected.
Frazier Allen
APSU creates military tuition assistance scholarship to help students impacted by Federal Government shutdown
October 8, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Last Friday, Austin Peay State University officials distributed an email to their active duty military students, letting them know plans were being put in place to keep them in school regardless of the temporary shutdown of Tuition Assistance (TA), a benefit provided by the military to cover tuition expenses incurred by active duty military pursuing college credit.
On Monday, after notification was sent stating the federal budget had not passed, APSU president Tim Hall initiated an effort to implement a scholarship to offset the shutdown of TA. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Facility Hours to Change for CMCSS Fall Break
October 8, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville’s Crow Community Center, Burt-Cobb Community Center, Kleeman Community Center and Indoor Aquatic Center at New Providence will adjust their hours of operation for the Clarksville Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) Fall Break.
From October 14th-18th, all three community centers will be open from 10:00am to 7:00pm Monday-Thursday, and 10:00am to 6:00pm Friday. The Indoor Aquatic Center will remain open from 6:30am to 8:00pm. All facilities will resume normal operating hours on Saturday, October 19th. [Read more]
New APSU scholarship to honor legendary basketball coach Ben Fendley
October 8, 2013
Clarksville, TN – For 34 years, if you wanted to play basketball at Clarksville High School, you had to first survive the grueling practices of that school’s legendary coach, Ben Fendley. The U.S. Marine Corps and Korean War veteran knew what his players were capable of achieving, so he made sure they went home exhausted each night.
“You had better be prepared to give him everything you had in practice every day, or there was no place for you on his team,” Wayne Pace, former CHS player and former chief financial officer and executive vice president for Time Warner Inc., said. “Practice was brutal; games were the treat.” [Read more]
Habitat for Humanity and Sango United Methodist Church Prepare for 2013 Sango Scamper Road Race
October 7, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County Tennessee accepted a donation from Pastor Willie Lyle of the Sango United Methodist Church (UMC) this week from the proceeds of the 2011 Sango Scamper Road Race.
Habitat for Humanity has been the beneficiary of this Sango UMC event for over 20 years. [Read more]
Crow Community Center Resuming Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Tai Chi program
October 7, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Crow Community Center, located at 211 Richview Road, will resume sessions of Tai Chi for Arthritis, beginning October 15th! Tai Chi for Arthritis will take place every Wednesday, 4:00pm to 5:00pm, from October 15th through November 26th.
Instructed by Stuart Bonnington, this program is open to adults of any age who may be suffering from arthritis. Bonnington is certified by the Arthritis Foundation as an instructor of their Tai Chi for Arthritis program. [Read more]
APSU’s Zone 3 journal recognized in “Best American Essays 2013”
October 7, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Every October, the country’s literary community eagerly awaits the release of the “Best American Series,” celebrating the top writing published in the United States in a given year.
The anthologies are a Who’s Who of a genre’s current literary stars, but they also highlight the nation’s preeminent magazines and journals that feature these works.
Austin Peay State University’s Zone 3 Journal
Customs House Museum Presents the 3rd Annual Laying Low
October 7, 2013
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, October 12th, Laying Low is back for its third installment to benefit the Customs House Museum. Originally created as a laid-back alternative to the annual Flying High fundraiser, Laying Low is an outdoor event suitable for the fall season.
Guests can expect a fun evening with beer, bonfires to cozy up to, and a barbecue dinner by Mark Weakly. [Read more]
APSU’s Minoa Uffelman contributes to new book on progressive Tennessee women
October 7, 2013
Clarksville, TN – In a cemetery in Gallatin, Tennessee, Virginia P. Moore’s headstone reads, “One of the First Five Home Demonstration Agents in the World.”
The inscription, at first, doesn’t sound too glamorous. In the early 20th century, home demonstration agents traveled to rural communities, teaching farmwomen skills such as how to can and preserve vegetables. Moore did this in Tennessee, visiting impoverished areas to organize tomato and canning clubs in the days before 4-H.
APSU’s Dr. Minoa Uffelman with her book “Tennessee Women in the Progressive Era: Toward the Public Sphere in the New South”
Lynne Griffey Shows Watercolors from Beach Poetry Book at Planters Bank in October
October 7, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Planters Bank-Hilldale Gallery will show watercolor illustrations from local artist Lynne Griffey now through Wednesday, November 6th. The paintings are all featured in a newly published book by local author Nancy Sneed, “Grains of Sand: Beach Poems.”
Griffey and Sneed, both retired Clarksville educators, combined their talents to produce a book the entire family can enjoy. “Grains of Sand” is a collection of poems that tell the story of a family vacation to the beach, from packing to reliving the trip through the photo album.
Lynne Griffey
